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1951 Map of Solomon

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Solomon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Seward Peninsula coastline and the surrounding mountain ranges define this mid-century portrait of Alaska's coastal interior. The landscape is anchored by the Niukluk River and Fish River systems, which flow through a region marked by early 20th-century mining activity and established coastal outposts. Coastal life is centered on Golovnin Lagoon and Golovnin Bay, where the settlements of Golovin and White Mountain served as critical hubs for transport and communication.

Further west, the Railroad and Big Hurrah Mine reflect the era's industrial extraction near Solomon and Dickson. Large-scale administrative boundaries are visible, including the extensive Norton Bay Native Reservation to the east near Elim. From the Kigluaik Mountains near Salmon Lake to the rocky promontories of Cape Darby and Cape Nome, the map captures a network of cabins, lighthouses, and trails like the Portage that sustained travel across this remote coastal territory.